# Netflix releases new trailer for Ray Gunn

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/netflix-releases-new-trailer-for-ray-gunn/
- Published: 2026-11-12T18:38:38+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T19:05:04+00:00
- Original publisher: Ars Technica
- Original article: https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/11/netflix-releases-new-trailer-for-ray-gunn/
- Topics: Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- Netflix has released a new Ray Gunn trailer.
- Brad Bird blends sci-fi with hard-boiled noir.
- The film streams from 18 December 2026.

## Summary

Netflix has released a new trailer for Ray Gunn, an animated science-fiction detective film directed by Brad Bird. It combines a futuristic setting with 1930s film noir, adding comedy and action, and marks a shift towards more mature themes than Bird’s Pixar films.

Set in Metropia, an alternate future imagined from 1939, the story follows private eye Raymond Gunn, voiced by Sam Rockwell, as he investigates a case involving aliens, murder and media star Venus Nova, voiced by Scarlett Johansson. The voice cast also includes Tom Waits, Matt Berry and Alan Tudyk. Ray Gunn arrives on Netflix on 18 December 2026, with selected cinema screenings from 4 December.

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